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Myanmar Scam Hubs Revive Fast After China Eases Pressure on Junta

Read here: https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/09/myanmar-scam-hubs-revive-fast-after-china-eases-pressure-junta

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McDonald’s and supermarkets failed to spot slavery

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2kdg84zj4wo

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After a Deloitte client’s $2.4B tax dodge faltered, the accounting giant won’t say if it helped others exploit the same loophole

Read here: https://www.icij.org/news/2024/10/after-a-deloitte-clients-2-4-billion-tax-dodge-faultered-the-accounting-giant-wont-say-if-it-helped-others-exploit-the-same-loophole/

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1MDB: AmBank and BNM raised no red flags over Najib’s RM2bil funds, says lawyer

Read here: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2024/10/1113491/1mdb-trial-ambank-and-bnm-raised-no-red-flags-over-najibs-rm2bil-funds

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Nigeria Arrests 13 University Students for Internet Fraud

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/nigerian-arrests-13-university-students-for-internet-fraud

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Former Comptroller General of Ecuador Sentenced in International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-comptroller-general-ecuador-sentenced-international-bribery-and-money-laundering

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Italy: Four arrested and €97 million seized in EPPO investigation into VAT fraud with VoIP services

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/italy-four-arrested-and-eu97-million-seized-eppo-investigation-vat-fraud-voip-services

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Round Up: TD Bank Pleads Guilty to Bank Secrecy Act and Money Laundering Conspiracy Violations, Multi-Agency Penalties Total c$3.09 billion

FinCEN: FinCEN Assesses Record $1.3 Billion Penalty Against TB Bank The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) assessed a record $1.3 billion penalty against TD Bank, […]

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The oily way: Сracking down on Russia’s crude sanction workarounds

Read here: https://theins.ru/en/economics/274863

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E-Commerce Fraud is Booming Globally, According to Report

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/e-commerce-fraud-is-booming-globally-says-new-report

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China threatens sanctions on Calvin Klein owner over Xinjiang cotton boycott

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/25/business/china-calvin-klein-sanctions-xinjiang-boycott-hnk-intl/index.html

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Forex Fraudster Ordered to Pay US$36 Million Penalty

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/forex-fraudster-ordered-to-pay-us36-million-penalty

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Treasury Takes Coordinated Actions Against Illicit Russian Virtual Currency Exchanges and Cybercrime Facilitator

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/treasury-takes-coordinated-actions-against-illicit-russian-virtual-currency FinCEN order page: https://www.fincen.gov/resources/statutes-regulations/federal-register-notices/imposition-special-measure-prohibiting-0 FinCEN order: https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/federal_register_notices/2024-09-26/PM2BTC-Order-508.pdf DOJ press release: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-russian-nationals-charged-connection-operating-billion-dollar-money-laundering-1  

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Chinese National and DPRK Facilitator Extradited to the United States; Faces Charges of Conspiracy, Bank Fraud, and Violating North Korea Sanctions

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/chinese-national-and-dprk-facilitator-extradited-united-states-faces-charges-conspiracy-bank

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Outrage as Cambodian journalist, who has prominently reported on human trafficking and cyber fraud activity, charged for social media posts

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/outrage-as-cambodian-journalist-charged-for-social-media-posts

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LockBit power cut: Four new arrests and financial sanctions against affiliates

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/lockbit-power-cut-four-new-arrests-and-financial-sanctions-against-affiliates

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Russian National Indicted for Series of Ransomware Attacks

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/russian-national-indicted-series-ransomware-attacks

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Timeshare Owner? The Mexican Drug Cartels Want You

Read here: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/09/timeshare-owner-the-mexican-drug-cartels-want-you/

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Sweden’s FIU highlights role of crypto exchanges as professional money launderer (PML)

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/swedish-fiu-classifies-crypto-exchanges-professional-money-launderers Link to report: https://polisen.se/siteassets/dokument/finanspolisen/rapporter/crypto-exchange-providers-open.pdf

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The Global Oil Bribery Scheme Caught on Tape

Read here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAiDt4yUXBo

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Italy: €2.4 million seized from companies evading anti-dumping duties

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/italy-eu24-million-seized-companies-evading-anti-dumping-duties

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AUSTRAC shares case study on money laundering through cybercrime

Read here: https://www.austrac.gov.au/case-study-money-laundering-through-cybercrime

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Man Sentenced for Federal Wildlife Trafficking Charges as Part of Yearslong Effort to Create Giant Hybrid Sheep for Captive Hunting

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/montana-man-sentenced-federal-wildlife-trafficking-charges-part-yearslong-effort-create

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Owner Of Online Luxury Baby Boutique Sentenced To 90 Months For Defrauding Covid-19 Relief Programs

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-co/pr/owner-online-luxury-baby-boutique-sentenced-90-months-defrauding-covid-19-relief

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Ex-Gunvor Oil Executive Faces Swiss Trial Over Congo Bribes

Read here: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/2024/09/30/ex-gunvor-oil-executive-faces-swiss-trial-over-congo-bribes/

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Nigerian Kingpin Arrested for Smuggling Cocaine Again

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/nigerian-kingpin-arrested-for-smuggling-cocaine-again

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UK’s OFSI issues penalty for breaches linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/penalty-issued-for-breaches-linked-to-russias-invasion-of-ukraine

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United States Seizes More than $6 Million in Alleged Proceeds of a Crypto-Confidence Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/united-states-seizes-more-6-million-alleged-proceeds-crypto-confidence-scheme

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Central America Primed for Coca Expansion, Study Finds

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/central-america-primed-coca-expansion-study/

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How replica guns are getting Americans killed

Read here: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/replica-guns-getting-americans-killed/

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FTC Staff Report Finds Large Social Media and Video Streaming Companies Have Engaged in Vast Surveillance of Users with Lax Privacy Controls and Inadequate Safeguards for Kids and Teens

Read here: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/09/ftc-staff-report-finds-large-social-media-video-streaming-companies-have-engaged-vast-surveillance Link to report: https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/Social-Media-6b-Report-9-11-2024.pdf

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Veteran broadcaster, Moira Stuart, says bank cashier saved her from scam

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2024/sep/24/moira-stuart-says-bank-cashier-saved-her-from-scam

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In Eswatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, bucolic landscapes belie a darker underbelly

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/swazi-secrets/in-eswatini-africas-last-absolute-monarchy-bucolic-landscapes-belie-a-darker-underbelly/

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Fantasy Sports Company Sorare Charged With Providing Unlicensed Gambling Facilities in U.K.

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/09/27/fantasy-sports-company-sorare-charged-with-providing-unlicensed-gambling-facilities-in-uk/

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UK constrains Russia’s future Liquified Natural Gas plans

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-constrains-russias-future-lng-plans

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